Despite the fact that it's still some time away, 2015 has already been hailed as The Most Epic Film Year EVER (I feel like I should trademark that...) . And in between a new Bond film, the long awaited return of "Mad" Max Rockatansky and JJ. Abrams's little Christmas present to the world, sits the … [Read more...]
Free Crochet patterns for Halloween – some of our favourite crafty projects
I've done it again. Whenever I start hunting down the best crochet patterns for an article like this I can feel my blood pressure start to go up. There are SO MANY amazing patterns out there! I get palpitations just thinking about how I'll find time to make them all. I've got so many other things … [Read more...]
“Are you my Mummy?” Doctor Who, Mummy on the Orient Express Review
This week Clara and the Doctor are having their goodbye date, so the Doctor has taken Clara to an Art Deco spaceship where there's a good chance they might both die. Man's got class. Mixing up elements of The Mummy, Murder on the Orient Express and Armistice (a low-budget chiller starring Joseph … [Read more...]
Halloween crafts with Etsy – A spooky round-up
Thought we were all out of Halloween craft ideas after our last round-up? Guess again, because we've got plenty more Halloween makes up our sleeves - this time with a little help from Etsy, because we love supporting the handmade community. There are plenty (and I do mean plenty) of excellent … [Read more...]
Two years of unpaid and pretty much solitary work. An interview with indie games dev Stephen Elder.
There are millions of video games on the market with more and more streaming into existence every day. From the biggest game creators in the world to the smallest indie devs, everybody is fighting to be noticed – and it’s especially easy for independent newcomers to fall through the cracks. So … [Read more...]
My Granny used to post things on Tumblr – Doctor Who Kill The Moon review
The Doctor gets a thorough dressing down from Clara in an episode that passes all the Bechdel/Mako Mori tests. First an apology. I totally failed to review last week's episode. I know that at least five of you will have noticed my missing opinion and for that I apologise. Maybe even six of you. At … [Read more...]
Girlfriend Resurrection – Life After Beth – Dork Review
As I mentioned before, October is a prime month for scary movies in all kinds of flavours. If you like your gore with a side of giggle, Life After Beth is right up your street. Up-and-comers Aubrey Plaza (BBC Four's Parks and Recreation) and Dane DeHaan (Chronicle, Amazing Spider-Man 2) star in this … [Read more...]
LEGO Series 12 Minifigs out today!
It's an exciting day in the world of Minifigs as the new series (officially Series 12) is available now. This series is linked to the online game, and each figure comes with a special code allowing you to play as them. It's a gimmick, but a cool one! (Although, annoyingly you can only … [Read more...]
Paperwhite – rekindle your love of reading
The Kindle Paperwhite: it’s great, buy it! Fine, fine, I’ll do an actual review – but the above is a pretty good summary of how the following few paragraphs are going to go. My previous experience of a Kindle was with the original, which worked well enough but had the downsides of being laggy … [Read more...]
The Babadook and four other scary films out in October
Traditionally, October is a veritable playground for horror fanatics. With Halloween coming up, and the nights growing darker, the cinemas fill up with scary flicks. This year is no exception, with one of the year's biggest hitters (Australian horror The Babadook) scheduled to have you shivering in … [Read more...]
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